Robert Benton

Career timeline

1. 1932 · Born

   Born in Waxahachie, Texas, USA

2. 1946 · Screen debut

   Death Valley (Movie)

3. 1964 · Directing debut

   A Texas Romance, 1909 (Movie)

4. 1967 · Breakthrough

   Bonnie and Clyde (Movie)

5. 2007 · Latest release

   Feast of Love (Movie)

6. 2025 · Died

   May 11, 2025

Career in numbers

1 1940s

2 1960s

8 1970s

4 1980s

3 1990s

3 2000s

• Drama9
• Comedy7
• Crime7
• Thriller4
• Romance4
• Western3

Highest-rated title Kramer vs. Kramer 1979 7.6 Most popular title Superman 1978 7.2

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Robert Benton in our catalogue.

David Newman

7 titles together

Gene Hackman

3 titles together

Néstor Almendros

2 titles together

Dustin Hoffman

2 titles together

Ed Harris

2 titles together

Howard Duff

2 titles together

1. 1946 Death Valley as Duke Movie

1. 2005 The Ice Harvest 6.0 Movie
2. 1994 Nobody's Fool 6.9 Movie
3. 1982 Still of the Night 5.7 Movie
4. 1979 Kramer vs. Kramer 7.6 Movie
5. 1978 Superman 7.2 Movie
6. 1972 What's Up, Doc? 7.4 Movie

1. 2007 Feast of Love 6.2 Movie
2. 2003 The Human Stain 6.0 Movie
3. 1998 Twilight 6.1 Movie
4. 1994 Nobody's Fool 6.9 Movie
5. 1991 Billy Bathgate 5.8 Movie
6. 1987 Nadine 5.4 Movie
7. 1984 Places in the Heart 7.2 Movie
8. 1982 Still of the Night 5.7 Movie
9. 1979 Kramer vs. Kramer 7.6 Movie
10. 1977 The Late Show 6.3 Movie
11. 1972 Bad Company 6.4 Movie
12. 1964 A Texas Romance, 1909 Movie

1. 1998 Twilight 6.1 Movie
2. 1987 Nadine 5.4 Movie
3. 1984 Places in the Heart 7.2 Movie
4. 1977 The Late Show 6.3 Movie
5. 1975 It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! Movie
6. 1972 Bad Company 6.4 Movie
7. 1972 Oh! Calcutta! Movie
8. 1970 There Was a Crooked Man... 6.8 Movie
9. 1967 Bonnie and Clyde 7.5 Movie

1. 2005 The Ice Harvest 6.0 Movie
2. 1988 The House on Carroll Street 6.0 Movie

1. 1982 Still of the Night 5.7 Movie

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